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BreastSelfExamin

ation

YouShou

ldExamineYourBreastsBecause:

95%ofb

reastlumpstreatedbydoctorsarefoundbywomenthemselves.

Mostwom

enwithbreastcancerarecurediftheyaretreatedearly.Most

breastlum

psarenotcancerous.

WhattoLookfor:

Ch

angesinsizeorshapeofyourbreasts

orthepositionofyour

nipples

Inwardpuckeringoftheskinornipple.

So

resorscalingonthenippleorareola(

Thedarkerskinaroundthe

nipple).

Re

dnessofskin.

En

largementofskinpores.

HowtoL

ookforChanges:

Beginthe

examinfrontofamirrorwithyourar

msrelaxedatyoursideoron

yourlapa

ndlookforthechangesdescribedabove.Next,holdyouarms

straightov

eryourheadandrepeatyourinspection.Putyourhandsonyour

waistand

pushfirmlyinward.Lookoncemore

foranychanges.Gently

squeezeth

enippleofeachbreastandlookfordischarge.

WhattoFeelfor:

An

ychangesfrompreviousexams.

An

ylumporthickening.

HowtoFeelforChanges:

Liedown

andwiththeflatofyourfingers,feelforlumps,lefthandonright

breast,the

nrighthandonleftbreast.Movefing

ersaroundbreastasifitwere

afaceofa

clock.Besuretocovertheentirebre

astfromtheouteredgesto

thenipple.Walkfingersthoroughlyinconcentriccircles,thensqueeze

undernipple.Lookforalumporaknotthatwa

snottherebefore,quitehard,

perhapsth

esizeofanickelorlargerandthefeelofyourknuckle.Besureto

covertheentirebreast.Ifanychangesarenoted

,callthedoctor.

WhentodotheExam:

Dotheexamonthedayyourmenstrualperiode

nds.

Ifyouhav

ereachedmenopause,examineyourb

reastsonthesamedayeach

month,suchasthefirst,fifteenth,oradayyoullremember.

Ifyouare

pregnant,examineyourbreastsonthe

samedayeachmonth.

Ifyouhav

ehadahysterectomyandhavemonth

lybreastchanges(swellingor

tenderness),examineyourbreastsonthedaythesechangesdisappear.Ifyou

nolonger

havemonthlybreastchanges,examineyourbreastsonthesame

dayofeac

hmonth.

Haveyourself-examinationtechniqueschecked

byyourdoctororother

healthpro

fessional.

Besureto

continuetohaveregularcheck-upsw

ithyourphysician.

Noofdaysfrom

startofperiod

tobeginning

ofnext B

E

D

(

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

AugSep

Oct

Nov

Dec

X

O

S

Exceptionally Heavy

Spotting

Don't forget to have this chart with you when you call or visit your doctor

Dr.

Phone

Year

TYPE OF FLOW

Normal

Exceptionally Light

M e n s t r u a l R e co r d Ch a r t

Patient

Address